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still send a message that disabled americans will always have fair access to housing, employment and education in this nation. i've mentioned a few things to treaty does not do. i like to few things to treaty does do that cause me some concern. article xxxiv establishes a committee with the rights of persons with disabilities. this committee will establish its own rules of procedure and parties to the treaty are required to submit reports every four years. in general, u.n. human rights treaty committees have made demands the state parties that fall well outside of the legal, social, economic and cultural traditions and norms of state parties. sometimes recommendations also fall far afield from the stated topics of concern within the individual treaties. for example, the u.n. convention on the elimination of discrimination against women included a recommendation that china had decriminalized prostitution. the u.n. committee on the elimination of racial discrimination went to great lengths to score the united states and its detention policy at guantÁnamo bay. these recommendations often fall we
still send a message that disabled americans will always have fair access to housing, employment and education in this nation. i've mentioned a few things to treaty does not do. i like to few things to treaty does do that cause me some concern. article xxxiv establishes a committee with the rights of persons with disabilities. this committee will establish its own rules of procedure and parties to the treaty are required to submit reports every four years. in general, u.n. human rights treaty...
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based on fears and falsehoods, disabilities and protection of people with disabilities, fair access to education and justice and transportation, all of the services that are essential and guaranteed by our constitution should be part of who we are. nonpartisan bipartisan, the argument that it would undermine united states sovereignty promote abortion, undermine care of children by their own parents, all completely unfounded. i hope that this may sound naive, once more of the truth is known by more of the people who can mobilize those veterans groups, more of the natural constituencies of both parties that we can prevail. >> eliot: look, one thing i know you are not from dealing with you as a lawyer, senator, naive, you are not. i think you're exactly right. let's hope that the light is shaneed on how fella cius their arguments are. senator, continue the fight as you always do. you never quit. senator dick blumenthal. thank you for joining us. >> eliot: will john boehner and mitch mcconnell actually leave this time? coming up next. ice breakers mints. break the ice. question: why are ice breakers
based on fears and falsehoods, disabilities and protection of people with disabilities, fair access to education and justice and transportation, all of the services that are essential and guaranteed by our constitution should be part of who we are. nonpartisan bipartisan, the argument that it would undermine united states sovereignty promote abortion, undermine care of children by their own parents, all completely unfounded. i hope that this may sound naive, once more of the truth is known by...
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individuals to exercise rights and political -- rights of political participation, boating, speech, access to education on an equal basis, are important to getting at some of the underlying problems that create the conditions that we heard in this morning's program. the legal realm is another area in which it is important in some context, you are bringing a case, whether in a domestic court or an international forum, related to cyber, you want to know -- you want to know the definition, but i think focusing on it too much distracts us from other potential things. finally, another area in which a lot of the debate revulsed is in the area of act as a critic in activism -- is in the area of activism. whether rhetorically exaggerating the definition of slavery or minimizing the definition of slavery -- in many ways, it is quite right amiss -- in many ways, it is quite reminiscent of the term genocide. just as the trans-atlantic slave trade farm the image of slavery, the holocaust is the image that comes to the average person's mind in relationship to the word genocide. darfur, sudan, the question arises, i
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it takes investment in plant equipment, in r&d, in science education and infrastructure and so forth. the question many people, sir, don't want to consider is where do we get those resources with those enormous debts? i asked our research department if they would make a reasonable prediction of how important interest costs would be if we did nothing, and their estimate without any explosion in interest rates was as follows: within 25 years or so, our interest costs would jump from about 1% of the gdp to 12% of the gdp or roughly four times the total investment made in r&d, science education and infrastructure. and if we ever permit that to happen, we will have assured that we're going to have what i call a slow growth crisis. and that's at least my way of formulating what happens if we don't do anything. but, mike, please, take over. this is your meeting, not mine. >> well, one of the things i don't claim to be here is an economics expert, although it's from a national security standpoint, and i've felt this way for years, that it's not just about the health of our economy, it's aroun
it takes investment in plant equipment, in r&d, in science education and infrastructure and so forth. the question many people, sir, don't want to consider is where do we get those resources with those enormous debts? i asked our research department if they would make a reasonable prediction of how important interest costs would be if we did nothing, and their estimate without any explosion in interest rates was as follows: within 25 years or so, our interest costs would jump from about 1%...
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girls' schools are being shut down, and restrictions put on education. she refuses to back down. that is why she has been honored for her work. >> it is good for women in this country because they would see that we could be recognized, and we could be and we are able to do some positive work in this country in a very difficult environment. >> at the end, she adds one pointed comment -- >> although our president did not encourage it. >> nasa has just released photos of earth that put the planet in a whole new light. the pictures are actually nine shots from a satellite that cut through clouds with the help of infrared technology. >> the nighttime pictures have a much higher resolution than previous such images. the quality is so good that the satellite can even pick up the light from ships as it does here on the river nile. the satellite images also show where on the planned it is still trul dark at night. >> they do not have snow in washington yet like we have here in berlin to get into the christmas selling. >> but as the holidays draw closer, u.s. president barack obama and his
girls' schools are being shut down, and restrictions put on education. she refuses to back down. that is why she has been honored for her work. >> it is good for women in this country because they would see that we could be recognized, and we could be and we are able to do some positive work in this country in a very difficult environment. >> at the end, she adds one pointed comment -- >> although our president did not encourage it. >> nasa has just released photos of...
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i tore them up in his face, and that was the end of my college education, and it was at that time that howard became a labor activist. howard moved to san francisco in 1967, with his lover, roger. he continued to work in the antiwar movement as a organizer in opposition to the vietnam war and staff organizer for the national peace coalition. his efforts and those of other progressive activists to bring into the movement -- to bring labor into the movement were very successful when the northern california labor councils were the first to actually oppose the vietnam war. with the rise of an organized movement in the gay community in the early 1970's, howard founded the bay area gay liberation inkn 1975, which was to advance lgbt rights here in san francisco. the organization's life was actions for lgbt rights and dramatically increased the san francisco. during that period he formed the committee to defend gays in the military. this was back in the mid-1970's. and he began his work on the boycott in 1975. of course those of us who know a little bit about harvey milk know a little bit abo
i tore them up in his face, and that was the end of my college education, and it was at that time that howard became a labor activist. howard moved to san francisco in 1967, with his lover, roger. he continued to work in the antiwar movement as a organizer in opposition to the vietnam war and staff organizer for the national peace coalition. his efforts and those of other progressive activists to bring into the movement -- to bring labor into the movement were very successful when the northern...
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the best education to be seen as equals around the world. i think it has a lot of. you know. families going for corporate hopes to take his family's company even further. or he wants to sprinkle stories across all the major indian cities and branch out beyond just ice cream to a frog or there's good enough if. my whole family if you get the. business. units of time. in the market but of course you know why not before the generations to come. because. we're building something that will be good for his family's future the fact that it's good for india's economy well that's just the cherry on top preassure either r t new delhi india. very inspiring writes in a few minutes a journey through some truly deadly terrain as we take you to a u.s. military bombing range stay with us. if you're passing through rushes to veer region you really can walk on the wild side thousands of kilometers of unspoiled countryside make up an area where it's still possible to live off the land and enterprising locals so the fruits of the forest by the side of nearly every road such spectacular scenery m
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>>guest: and for education. >>neil: it is a tough city to do business. he has turned heads, they have an art work center going in newark. wait, wait, wait, wait, i am saying here, how should republicans in general respond to this, that entitlements of any sort are bad or only the most needy which would be more practical and deserve the food stamps, and certainly have for reason why 47 million americans should be on food stamps. >>guest: you are right. this is what we should say, food stamps like a lot of government programs are for the most needy and they will not be around if we enlarge the pie. >>neil: that is a solid agreement. >>guest: i look at the black mayor, he is a vibrant young black man and it sends a mixed message to young black men to say i am on food stamps why don't you try it. >>neil: i understand. we want to feel the love. ing -- thank you, thank you. >>neil: incredible the images of violence in syria. what is the united nations thinking about doing? internet regulations is what their conference is about in dubai. but my guest is worried
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of an effort, a global effort that says it's not all right to keep kids out of school and away from education because they have a physical disability, they use a wheelchair. or an intellectual disability. you would think we would want to be part of an effort like that that says it is not okay to put people in cells, chained to cells, whose only crime is that they are disabled. you would think we would want to be part of that effort. we've done that in this country. we've done wonderful things. and yet some fear, some unfounded fear that the united nations is going to come in with a black helicopter or something, i don't know what, and say you can't home school your kids. absolutely -- look, the americans with disabilities act, we've had it for 22 years. did it stop home schooling? of course not. did it lead to more abortions? of course not. mr. president, after this vote vote, after it was defeated, i walked out into the reception room, the senate reception room. there were a throng, a number of people that in the disability community, they were crushed. just crushed. they could not understan
of an effort, a global effort that says it's not all right to keep kids out of school and away from education because they have a physical disability, they use a wheelchair. or an intellectual disability. you would think we would want to be part of an effort like that that says it is not okay to put people in cells, chained to cells, whose only crime is that they are disabled. you would think we would want to be part of that effort. we've done that in this country. we've done wonderful things....
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i guess brains and an education but still somehow profoundly ignorant and they're emblematic of if not the ignorant people in the republican people, at least people who will pander to that ignorance. it's a piece of birtherism, the climate change is a hoax, if you cut taxes for rich people, magically the economy revives. it's magical thinking, and we're in the thrall of magical thickers. the republican party has to follow their magical thinkers. because they do the rest of the national conversation gets distorted and pulled way over to the right. that's what's happening. >> ron, i love the way you 1ug9 that the real patriots are the ones who want to secede from the united states. we once had a priest named father feeney. he didn't like the church's view because the church didn't support no salvation out the church. so he leaves the church. that's just like -- wait a minute, you're one of them now. that doesn't make any sense. it's like we're so patriotic, we're going to leave this country. >> we're going to leave the country. they'll have to come up with a new name as they go. it's not
i guess brains and an education but still somehow profoundly ignorant and they're emblematic of if not the ignorant people in the republican people, at least people who will pander to that ignorance. it's a piece of birtherism, the climate change is a hoax, if you cut taxes for rich people, magically the economy revives. it's magical thinking, and we're in the thrall of magical thickers. the republican party has to follow their magical thinkers. because they do the rest of the national...
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the best education to be seen as equals around the world. i think it has a lot of. you know. families going for gurpreet hopes to take his family's company even further. he wants to sprinkle stores across all the major indian cities and branch out beyond just ice cream to. if. it's. building something that will be good for his family's future the fact that it's good for india's economy well that's just the cherry on top preassure either r t new delhi india. now concern over water wars are spreading around the globe the fear is some countries could eventually run dry well later crosstalk debates whether there is a political agenda behind the panic. problem of water to be out of water is a dramatic turn we've definitely sells and everybody it feels like there's a drought there and there's no water to be had i think it's a lot different than that if we can get when you want to have the kind of lifestyles the eating habits the consumption habits that the west has and has been espousing and selling all over the world look at us look at us we're so-called we're so great and you wan
the best education to be seen as equals around the world. i think it has a lot of. you know. families going for gurpreet hopes to take his family's company even further. he wants to sprinkle stores across all the major indian cities and branch out beyond just ice cream to. if. it's. building something that will be good for his family's future the fact that it's good for india's economy well that's just the cherry on top preassure either r t new delhi india. now concern over water wars are...
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you might see a whole new set of education initiatives about early childhood. they will go very hard on that. >> there is a big meredith. this could be the narrative. >> we need to focus in on that. it does come back again and again to education and to other interventions on what he called this. >> let's declare a ban on the use of the word "narrative." >> paes i am a narrative writer. -- he said i am a narrative writer. >> he has great chops. it is interesting when you see that near nature sometimes when you talk you feel it up there in the ceiling. he is also the main actor. i think he has learned that a president is about action. he will speak. he will act. other people will have to write the narrative. and another thing, you could be blunt about it. he had just a host of disasters from the bush era it just hit him like a tsunami. it is interesting. >> he has a cleaner slate. >> he can start building the substructure to show progress. >> this is a long-term thing. is it going to show results anytime soon to people in need? that was the long term? americans d
you might see a whole new set of education initiatives about early childhood. they will go very hard on that. >> there is a big meredith. this could be the narrative. >> we need to focus in on that. it does come back again and again to education and to other interventions on what he called this. >> let's declare a ban on the use of the word "narrative." >> paes i am a narrative writer. -- he said i am a narrative writer. >> he has great chops. it is...
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the rush to college education is crushing economic futures. the fiscal cliff now 31 days away, still no mention of sequestration cuts. cuts in the pentagon budget with deadly consequences? can this congress and this president figure out how to do the right thing? admiral james lyons joins us next. this family used capital one venture miles to come home for the holidays. that's double miles you can actually use... sadly, their brother's white christmas just got "blacked out." [ brother ] but it's the family party! really jingles your bells, doesn't it? my gift to you! the capital one venture card! for any flight, any time! that's double miles you can actually use! how illuminating. what's in your wallet? let me guess, am on the naughty list again? ho ho ho! but don't just listen to me. listen to these happy progressive customers. i plugged in snapshot, and 30 days later, i was saving big on car insurance. with snapshot, i knew what i could save before i switched to progressive. the better i drive, the more i save. i wish our company had somethi
the rush to college education is crushing economic futures. the fiscal cliff now 31 days away, still no mention of sequestration cuts. cuts in the pentagon budget with deadly consequences? can this congress and this president figure out how to do the right thing? admiral james lyons joins us next. this family used capital one venture miles to come home for the holidays. that's double miles you can actually use... sadly, their brother's white christmas just got "blacked out." [ brother...
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the rush to a college education is crushing economic futures. the fiscal cliff now 31 days away, still no mention of sequestration cuts. cuts in the pentagon budget with deadly consequences? can this congress and this president figure out how to do the right thing? admiral james lyons joins us next. want to trto crack it? yeah, that's the way to do it! now we need a little bit more... [ male announcer ] at humana, we understand the value of quality time and personal attention. which is why we are proud to partner with health care professionals who understand the difference that quality time with our members can make... that's a very nice cake! ohh! [ giggles ] [ male announcer ] humana thanks the physicians, nurses, hospals, pharmacists and other health professionals who helped us achieve the highest average star rating among national medicare companies... and become the first and only national medicare advantage company to achieve a 5-star rating for a medicare plan... your efforts result in the quality of care and service we're able to provide
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i'm continuing to do some education. if i assess i wouldn't want me taking care of me, i won't go back into practice. >> host: senator coburn, where'd you grow up? >> guest: i was born in casper, wyoming, and grew up in oklahoma, a town called muskogee. >> host: and you mentioned your father built a business, what'd your mother do? >> guest: my mother raised four kids. >> host: and are you married? >> guest: i am. i'm married, i have a lovely wife, my high school sweetheart and three daughters, three sons-in-laws and seven grandchild. >> host: does your wife live back in muskogee? >> guest: yes, i go home every weekend. this is an exceptional weekend that i stayed here for this show, but i commute every weekend. and i need that. both emotionally and mentally to get back in the perspective of what people outside of washington think. you know, to me, i think there's a dearth of common sense here or a void of common sense. and i can go back home, and, you know, i'll go to a barbecue place in muskogee, oklahoma, and i'll get
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of recent pieces of legislation that he says are aimed to quote corporate ties and dismantle public education in a letter he states i never considered myself a conspiracy theorist until now this package of bills is the latest in a year long barrage of ideologically driven bills designed to weaken and defund locally controlled public education handing scarce taxpayer dollars over to for profit entities operating under a different set of rules i believe this is fundamentally wrong and in fact what rob is objecting to is the idea that we're handing over public education facilities to for profit companies one of the bills rob is fighting senate bill six twenty one allow the lowest achieving of five percent of all michigan public schools to be converted to charter schools now by basing a complete faith in standardized tests to determine the company. teachers and the abilities of children there's a human element to completely missing from this equation and rob understands that anger stands as a personal initiation of marketplace competition into america's educational system is one of the reasons th
of recent pieces of legislation that he says are aimed to quote corporate ties and dismantle public education in a letter he states i never considered myself a conspiracy theorist until now this package of bills is the latest in a year long barrage of ideologically driven bills designed to weaken and defund locally controlled public education handing scarce taxpayer dollars over to for profit entities operating under a different set of rules i believe this is fundamentally wrong and in fact...
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they are better educated. but what's he saying, the process isn't as good? >> that's right. there are a couple factors there. it's interesting. the congress is less autonomous. in terms of democratic theory, that's a good thing. but members felt they had more freedom to make policy decisions on their own. what happens today is that the voters are much more in control. and i know that people say that isn't the case, but that's part of the problem. it's not all the voters. it's the voters who choose to be active. the problem we have is that those voter who is choose to be active on the liberal or conservative side live in two universes. the right and left get different information. they talk to themselves. you're seeing that now on the side of the republican party. there's this terrible struggle. most sensible republicans understand they have to make some accommodations, but there's this terrible fear that if they act sensibly, they will lose primaries. >> i have never been elected to anything, but the joy and the rich fun of being an elected official is to be an edmond burke,
they are better educated. but what's he saying, the process isn't as good? >> that's right. there are a couple factors there. it's interesting. the congress is less autonomous. in terms of democratic theory, that's a good thing. but members felt they had more freedom to make policy decisions on their own. what happens today is that the voters are much more in control. and i know that people say that isn't the case, but that's part of the problem. it's not all the voters. it's the voters...
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oversight of the health care and education choices parents with special needs kids make. had it passed, crpd would have been the law of the land under the u.s. constitution supremacy clause and trumped state laws and could have been used as precedent by state and federal judges. again, that's not true. why the fudging of facts? we asked senator santorum on the program tonight. he declined, and like the others that won't explain themselves, we can guess their motivations and frankly it's so baffling we're taking wide guesses and we don't want to do that. the treaty supporters say that politics and a paranoia about the u.n. trumped the rights of the disabled in this vote. ted kennedy jr. is a health care attorney and advocate for people with disabilities. when he was 12 years old he lost his leg to bone cancer. there's a picture of him taken with his dad six years after that. he's a strong support either of the u.n. disabilities treaty. i spoke to him earlier today. >> it seems like you guys lost based on something that had nothing to do with the actual treaty? >> it's true
oversight of the health care and education choices parents with special needs kids make. had it passed, crpd would have been the law of the land under the u.s. constitution supremacy clause and trumped state laws and could have been used as precedent by state and federal judges. again, that's not true. why the fudging of facts? we asked senator santorum on the program tonight. he declined, and like the others that won't explain themselves, we can guess their motivations and frankly it's so...
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the rush to a college education is crushing economic futures. the fiscal cliff now 31 days away, still no mention of sequestration cuts. cuts in the pentagon budget with deadly consequences? can this congress and this president figure out how to do the right thing? admiral james lyons joins us next. ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the mercedes-benz winter event is back, with the perfect vehicle that's just right for you, no matter which list you're on. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] lease a 2013 c250 for $349 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. olaf gets great rewards for his small business! pizza! [ garth ] olaf's small busins earns 2% cash back on every purchase, ery day! helium delivery. put it on my spark card! [ pop! ] [ garth ] why settle for less? great businesses deserve great rewards! awesome!!! [ male announcer ] the spark business card from capital one. choose unlimited rewards with 2% cash back or double miles on every purchase, every day! what's in your wallet? ♪ lou: 31 days unl the fiscal cle
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and marjorie believes the more educated people we have, the better the country. keep sharing your thoughts with us on facebook and on twitter. >>> republicans vote down a treaty to protect the disabled despite support for high profile republicans like bob dole. find out why. [ male announcer ] the way it moves. the way it cleans. everything about the oral-b power brush is simply revolutionary. our unique brush head cleans in three directions with up to 50% more brush movements than leading sonic technology. oral-b power brushes. go to oralb.com for the latest offers. plays a key role throughout our lives. one a day women's 50+ is a complete multivitamin designed for women's health concerns as we age. it has 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day 50+. in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it all, we've persevered, supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200 years, we've been helping ideas move from ambition to achievement. and the next grea
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bills like the rehabilitation act of 1973, the individuals with disabilities education act, idea, the developmental disabilities act and the americans with disabilities act. he was responsible for including people with disabilities in the telecommunications act of 1996, and for ensuring that people with disabilities are part of the state department's annual report on human rights around the world. after leaving this chamber, bob dole prompted the congress to pass the ticket to work and work incentives act of 1999, breakthrough legislation on health care and employment for people with disabilities. this past year, he has been instrumental in working with the administration and congress to ensure bipartisan support for the convention on the rights of persons with disabilities to reflect american leadership and values and safeguarding the rights of every individual in the world. mr. president, i ask for an additional three minutes that will be added on to the time of the vote. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mccain: is that agreeable to my friend? the presiding officer: so
bills like the rehabilitation act of 1973, the individuals with disabilities education act, idea, the developmental disabilities act and the americans with disabilities act. he was responsible for including people with disabilities in the telecommunications act of 1996, and for ensuring that people with disabilities are part of the state department's annual report on human rights around the world. after leaving this chamber, bob dole prompted the congress to pass the ticket to work and work...
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they're very well educated, well spoken, they're charming. they are great public servants, they do great work, which they call public duty for charity and so on. they stamp a quintessential old fashioned british values. >> what does it mean for this baby in the royal hierarchy. does this mean that prince harry will never ever ever be king? and this baby could be king or dween one day? >> the rule has always been in the history of the royal family, that the first born son, the first boy would be the heir to the thrown. if an heir had a son, that would be the future king. but now it's being changed and parliamentarians in britain have been pushing through a law that would make it legal for -- if the first born of wills and kate is a girl for her to automatically become queen. the complication is, that law hasn't gone through yet. and it has to go through before she is born, if she's a girl. i'm guessing william and kate probably know the sex of the baby. uding the fact th preferred risk policy starts as low as $129 a year. for an agent, call th
they're very well educated, well spoken, they're charming. they are great public servants, they do great work, which they call public duty for charity and so on. they stamp a quintessential old fashioned british values. >> what does it mean for this baby in the royal hierarchy. does this mean that prince harry will never ever ever be king? and this baby could be king or dween one day? >> the rule has always been in the history of the royal family, that the first born son, the first...
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policy on low skilled labor based on the terrible schools and we can manage a broad based terrible education trade policy that moves all of that is that for so many of. the maybe don't fix to the question of international trade we can modify a fix we just says this is george bush said you know we don't need no strength a.b.m. treaty the president can say we don't need no stinking trade treaty yes he could and that would cost enormous numbers of jobs in certain sectors no. millions of jobs and it would create millions of jobs however we would also and up driving up prices we would be we would have more jobs but we would all be poorer there may be a better one to do it we would have more jobs and we would all be richer used to be richer than we are now ages were higher he was a dancer if you reach her and we would strip the supply of labor and increase productivity so like at the end of you in return you drive up wages well you can restrict the supply of labor you know and historically that's been done but the easiest way to restrict the supply of labor is to make sure that the demand for labo
policy on low skilled labor based on the terrible schools and we can manage a broad based terrible education trade policy that moves all of that is that for so many of. the maybe don't fix to the question of international trade we can modify a fix we just says this is george bush said you know we don't need no strength a.b.m. treaty the president can say we don't need no stinking trade treaty yes he could and that would cost enormous numbers of jobs in certain sectors no. millions of jobs and...
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an individual $4 a day on which to live at a time when we're talking about cutting early childhood education. if we're going to invest in america, frankly, i'd rather invest in america's children than in my overpriced home in california. that's the choice. >> on that note, edward, peter, thank you very much for weighing in. >> i don't disagree with them. canada has zero mortgage interest deduction and a stronger housing market. i don't disagree. >>> coming up next, we're ordering up a grand slam wedding. if we want to improve our schools... ... what should we invest in? maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can help, but recent research shows... ... nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced teacher education. let's build a strong foundation. let's invest in our teachers so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. i always wait until the last minute. can i still ship a gift in time for christmas? yeah, sure you can. great. where's your gift? uh... whew. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. ship fedex express by december 22nd for christmas del
an individual $4 a day on which to live at a time when we're talking about cutting early childhood education. if we're going to invest in america, frankly, i'd rather invest in america's children than in my overpriced home in california. that's the choice. >> on that note, edward, peter, thank you very much for weighing in. >> i don't disagree with them. canada has zero mortgage interest deduction and a stronger housing market. i don't disagree. >>> coming up next, we're...
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education, care and support. ♪ and aids... ♪ aids is going to lose. aids is going to lose. ♪ >>> now for a what in the world segment. a curious thing happened in the days following barack obama's election. a group of texans filed a petition on a white house website. they wanted texas to secede from the not so united states of america. the movement spread further encompassing each of the 50 states in the union. it's a ridiculous exercise that will go nowhere. there are some real impulses across the atlantic. europe might soon have a new independent state. look at catalonia. a region in northeast spain that includes barcelona. last sunday, they held parliamentary elections. a majority of the winners campaigned on a platform of secession. the vote follows an unprecedented demonstration in september when about one million catalons marched the streets demanding statehood. to put it in perspective, the entire population is only about 7.5 million. the next step could be a public referendum on breaking away. consider scotland which has already reached that
education, care and support. ♪ and aids... ♪ aids is going to lose. aids is going to lose. ♪ >>> now for a what in the world segment. a curious thing happened in the days following barack obama's election. a group of texans filed a petition on a white house website. they wanted texas to secede from the not so united states of america. the movement spread further encompassing each of the 50 states in the union. it's a ridiculous exercise that will go nowhere. there are some real...
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scientist who wanted a better way of life for his people but even with the most progressive ideas in education many that say they don't want to trade the modern life of their beloved. but i have returned to the tundra and i actually like it here if you're outside there's fresh air fresh water looks at the site you can see it's a joyful sight. a sentiment that hopefully ensures that russia's northern reindeer will have caretakers for generations to come. good afternoon welcome to capital account i'm lauren lyster here in washington d.c. these are your headlines for monday december third two thousand and twelve reuters reports some wall street banks are looking to help their foreign customers skirt new u.s. regulations for over the counter derivatives they're looking at ways to route trades reportedly on u.s. affiliates exploiting the lack of a precise definition for what exactly constitutes a u.s. person now it may not come as a surprise that wall street would be trying to find a way around regulation it doesn't like but what is the antidote all lucky for us former f.d.i.c chairwoman sheila bai
scientist who wanted a better way of life for his people but even with the most progressive ideas in education many that say they don't want to trade the modern life of their beloved. but i have returned to the tundra and i actually like it here if you're outside there's fresh air fresh water looks at the site you can see it's a joyful sight. a sentiment that hopefully ensures that russia's northern reindeer will have caretakers for generations to come. good afternoon welcome to capital account...
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caller: i am trying to get my ged but i have always had a problem with education. guest: this is a huge issue. people like john are not at the negotiation table. it is tough to consider the full range of decisions. what we find time and time again is that the education and skills component of helping unemployed workers get back into the workforce is a big obstacle. we have 40 programs on the federal level to deal with that, but based on analysis out of rutgers university, is usually people that have been able to find their own education path and get their own skills and out of these government programs have been the most successful. that is a problematic dynamic. host: lisa is next from texas on the independent line. good morning. caller: good morning. i wanted to bring up a different perspective. and i am a business owner, and what has not been discussed is the burden of unemployment insurance placed on the small business owner. i have seen the percentage doubled in the last four years. the employee does not pay for the insurance. the employer does. the gentleman
caller: i am trying to get my ged but i have always had a problem with education. guest: this is a huge issue. people like john are not at the negotiation table. it is tough to consider the full range of decisions. what we find time and time again is that the education and skills component of helping unemployed workers get back into the workforce is a big obstacle. we have 40 programs on the federal level to deal with that, but based on analysis out of rutgers university, is usually people that...
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oversight of the health care and education choices parents with special needs kids need to make. had it been the law of the land it would have trumped state laws and could have been used as precedent by state and federal judges. that is not true. so, why the fudging of facts and we asked senator santorum on the program. he, too, declined. we can only guess the motivations and frankly some of this is kind of so baffling we'd be taking wild guesses and we don't want to do that. the treaty supporters including senator kerry say that politics and a paranoia about the u.n. trumped the rights of the disabled in this vote. ted kennedy jr., the son of the late senator kennedy is a health care attorney and advocate for people with disabilities. when he was 12 years old he lost his leg to bone cancer. that's a picture taken six years after that. he's a strong supporter of the treaty and not ginn up on it. i spoke to him earlier today. >> it sounds to me, it's one thing to lose based on facts and another thing to lose based on things that are completely made up and seems like you lost based
oversight of the health care and education choices parents with special needs kids need to make. had it been the law of the land it would have trumped state laws and could have been used as precedent by state and federal judges. that is not true. so, why the fudging of facts and we asked senator santorum on the program. he, too, declined. we can only guess the motivations and frankly some of this is kind of so baffling we'd be taking wild guesses and we don't want to do that. the treaty...
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let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. this reduced sodium soup says it may help lower cholesterol, how does it work? you just have to eat it as part of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, that's what may help lower your cholesterol and -- well that's easy [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> welcome back to "the ed show." republicans say it will hurt business if we raise revenues. but business leaders are telling nancy pelosi a different story. more now on my interview with the democratic leader in the house. >> we put a graph on tv last night. corporate profits through the roof, wages down over the last ten years. there's a real separation there. what are the ceos saying when they come on capitol hill? >> overall, that's what we're hearing from them. they understand revenue has to be part of it. that doesn't address the disparity you talked about. but in ferms of what they
let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. this reduced sodium soup says it may help lower cholesterol, how does it work? you just have to eat it as part of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, that's what may help lower your cholesterol and -- well that's easy [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> welcome back to "the ed show."...
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, the exhibit has the feel of a playground and education tools of a classroom. every nook and cranny offers children a new adventure. at nature quest children are challenged through self-discovery to explore and be curious in hands-on environment just like real scientists. with over 100 interactive encounters to choose from, a few of my son's favorites include the clubhouse built in the trees, hidden tunnels filled with fossils and the river that simulates swimming when little feet step on it. >> nature quest is this amazingly fun world that you can sm explore from the ocean to top of the mountains. everywhere you look there's something to find, something is alive. >> what does a 2-year-old care about science? not much but my son has so much fun exploring that he doesn't realize his brain is learning too. >>> have you ever been asked to check off one of those boxes that describes your ethnicity, you probably noticed there's a box called other. other. sort of an unusual thing to say about yourself. i'm an other. in fact, there's a young poet who is so disturbed b
, the exhibit has the feel of a playground and education tools of a classroom. every nook and cranny offers children a new adventure. at nature quest children are challenged through self-discovery to explore and be curious in hands-on environment just like real scientists. with over 100 interactive encounters to choose from, a few of my son's favorites include the clubhouse built in the trees, hidden tunnels filled with fossils and the river that simulates swimming when little feet step on it....
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and marjorie believes the more educated people we have, the better the country. keep sharing your thoughts with us on facebook and on twitter. >>> republicans vote down a treaty to protect the disabled despite support for high profile republicans like bob dole. find out why. >>> we are back. with beano me, or treat gas with these after you get it. now that's like sunblock before or sun burn cream later. oh, somebody out there's saying, now i get it! take beano before and there'll be no gas. >>> we are back. the white house's website was created to provide an online platform for citizens to petition the obama administration to take action on issues that they find very important to themselves. the the site makes civic engagement easy and has sparked some interesting causes. and its policy of issuing a response if a petition gathering 25,000 signatures in 30 days has caught the attention of the internet trolls. it was the forum used by over 100,000 texans to secede from the united states, which resulted in another petition in -- to withdraw. anything can happen. you
and marjorie believes the more educated people we have, the better the country. keep sharing your thoughts with us on facebook and on twitter. >>> republicans vote down a treaty to protect the disabled despite support for high profile republicans like bob dole. find out why. >>> we are back. with beano me, or treat gas with these after you get it. now that's like sunblock before or sun burn cream later. oh, somebody out there's saying, now i get it! take beano before and...
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envoy for global education. and he joins me now. welcome to you, gordon. >> good evening. >> this is a really disturbing report. 215 million children globally are believed to be at work, of which 15 of the 61 million who don't go to school, are child laborers. you, amid your horror, have come up with some possible solutions. tell me what you think we should be doing about this. >> i think we should ban child labor for young children. and i think we should get these children to school. and what we are exposing this week is something quite intolerable that we have young children in india, who have been discovered making christmas decorations, christmas presents, christmas gifts, that have been incarcerated in dark rooms without any sunlight, without any fresh air, not being fed properly. laceraing cuts because they've been working with glass. i don't think there's a parent in america or around the world, who would want to be buying christmas presents who are made in the exploitation of children who are 8 and 9. we have to have the law
envoy for global education. and he joins me now. welcome to you, gordon. >> good evening. >> this is a really disturbing report. 215 million children globally are believed to be at work, of which 15 of the 61 million who don't go to school, are child laborers. you, amid your horror, have come up with some possible solutions. tell me what you think we should be doing about this. >> i think we should ban child labor for young children. and i think we should get these children to...
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that the best interests of the child standard will be injected into decisions, regarding how best to educate and otherwise care for a disabled child. >> again, you can't name one u.n. treaty that has ever had an impact on u.s. law. >> well, i can't name one u.s. treaty that has been the deciding factor in a decision. it may well happen. i didn't come prepared to cite supreme court precedent to you today. >> you have been on the floor of the senate arguing vigorously against this and you've had weeks and weeks to prepare on this. it just seems to be basing your decision on complete hypotheticals when there has never been a case that you can cite of a u.n. treaty, again, this is a u.n. treaty, affecting u.s. law. >> okay. look, the fact that it may not have happened in exactly the way that you describe it doesn't mean that it couldn't happen. >> u.s. law already has the americans with disabilities act. but that law is not recognized in multiple countries overseas and this is a treaty which is trying to basically just raise standards in other countries overseas. it's basically just trying to en
that the best interests of the child standard will be injected into decisions, regarding how best to educate and otherwise care for a disabled child. >> again, you can't name one u.n. treaty that has ever had an impact on u.s. law. >> well, i can't name one u.s. treaty that has been the deciding factor in a decision. it may well happen. i didn't come prepared to cite supreme court precedent to you today. >> you have been on the floor of the senate arguing vigorously against...
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you hired workers that the rest of us paid to educate. you were safe in your factory because of police forces and fire forces that the rest of us paid for. you built a factory that turned into something great, god bless. keep a big hunk of it. but part of the underlying social contract is you take a hunk of that and pay forward for the next gift who comes along. >> she brought that voice to capitol hill. tonight more big news. "the huffington post" reports, warren will get a seat on the howerful banking committee, the seat that oversees wall street. now when bankers testify about their bad behavior, senator warren will be asking the questions. when republicans try to gut financial reform, senator warren will be there to stop them. and when president obama needs progressive leaders to help fight for fairness, senator warren will be standing by his side. right now, i bet there are some bankers quaking in their gucci loafers. joining me now is ryan grimm, washington bureau chief of "the huffington post" who broke the warren news this morning
you hired workers that the rest of us paid to educate. you were safe in your factory because of police forces and fire forces that the rest of us paid for. you built a factory that turned into something great, god bless. keep a big hunk of it. but part of the underlying social contract is you take a hunk of that and pay forward for the next gift who comes along. >> she brought that voice to capitol hill. tonight more big news. "the huffington post" reports, warren will get a...